Parking Brake Equalizer To Control Assembly Cable Removal And Installation; Parking Brake Equalizer To Rear Wheel Cable Removal And Installation; Brake Pedal - F-100-250, P-100 Series Truck Removal And Installation; Brake Pedal - P-350 Thru 5000 Series Truck Removal - Ford 1964 F-100 Shop Manual

P A R T 2-2-F- AND P-100 SERIES BRAKE SYSTEMS 2-13
FIG. 10-F-100-250 Series Brake Pedal and Related Parts-Typical of P-100
PARKING BRAKE EQUALIZER
TO CONTROL ASSEMBLY
CABLE
REMOVAL
1. Raise the truck on a hoist.
Push the equalizer lever slightly for-
ward, and disconnect the cable rear
(ball) end from the lever (Fig. 2).
2. R e m o v e the parking brake ca-
ble retaining U-clip at the cross-
member.
3. Lower the truck, open the
hood, and remove the cable retain-
ing clamp on the fender apron.
4. R e m o v e the cable retaining U -
clip at the handle assembly. R e m o v e
the cable from the truck.
INSTALLATION
1. Position the n e w cable through
the dash panel and connect i t to the
parking brake handle assembly. Se-
cure the cable to the handle assem-
bly with the U-clip.
2. Install the cable retaining
clamp to the fender apron, and raise
the truck on a hoist.
3. Route the cable through the
crossmember and secure in place
with the U-clip.
4. Push the equalizer lever for-
ward and connect the cable rear
(ball) end to the lever. Adjust the
parking brake cable at the equalizer
assembly.
PARKING BRAKE EQUALIZER
TO REAR WHEEL CABLE
REMOVAL
1. Raise the truck and remove the
hub cap, wheel, and brake drum.
Loosen the lock nut on the equal-
izer rod and disconnect the cable
from the equalizer.
2. R e m o v e the horseshoe-type clip
that retains the cable housing to the
frame bracket and pull the cable and
housing out of the bracket.
3. Working on the wheel side
(Fig. 1), compress the prongs on the
cable retainer so that they can pass
through the hole in the carrier plate.
D r a w the cable retainer out of the
hole.
4. With the spring tension off the
parking brake lever, lift the cable
out of the slot in the lever, and re-
m o v e the cable through the carrier
plate hole.
INSTALLATION
1. Pull enough of the cable
through the housing so that the end
of the cable m a y be inserted over
the slot in the parking brake lever.
Pull the excess slack from the cable
and insert the cable housing into the
carrier plate access hole so that the
retainer prongs expand (Fig. 1).
2. Thread the front end of the
cable housing through the frame
bracket and install the horseshoe-
type retaining clip. Insert the ball
end of the cable into the equalizer
and tighten the lock nut on the
equalizer slightly.
3. Install the rear brake drum,
wheel, and hub cap, then adjust the
rear brake shoes.
4. Tighten the lock nut on the
equalizer rod until the slack is taken
out of the cables.
5. Rotate both rear wheels to
m a k e sure that the parking brakes
are not dragging.
BRAKE PEDAL—F-100—250,
P-lOO SERIES TRUCK
REMOVAL
1. Remove the brake pedal re-
tracting spring.
2. R e m o v e the brake master cyl-
inder push rod eccentric bolt nut,
and remove the bolt and nylon bush-
ing (Fig. 10).
3. R e m o v e the retainer and spring
washer from the pedal shaft. Then
slide the shaft to the left and remove
the brake pedal, bushings, and
sleeve.
4. R e m o v e the two bushings from
the pedal, and remove the bumper
from the pedal extension bracket.
INSTALLATION
1. Coat all bushings and the pedal
shaft with a small quantity of Lubri-
plate or an equivalent lubricant.
2. Install the bumper on the pedal
extension bracket, and position the
nylon bushings in the brake pedal
shaft bore.
3. Position the brake pedal as-
sembly and sleeve in the pedal sup-
port bracket. Slide the pedal shaft
through the sleeve and pedal and
secure with the spring washer and
retainer.
4. Position the nylon bushing in
the bore of the push rod. Connect
the push rod to the brake pedal with
the eccentric bolt and nut. Install the
pedal retracting spring.
5. Adjust the brake pedal free
travel to specifications by rotating
the eccentric bolt. Hold the bolt
securely and torque the lock nut to
specifications. Recheck the pedal
free travel to m a k e sure that the ad-
justment did not change when the
lock nut was tightened.
BRAKE PEDAL—P-350 THRU
5000 SERIES TRUCK
REMOVAL
1. Open the hood and disconnect
the transmission gearshift rods from
the shaft levers. Set the rods so that
the m a x i m u m working space is ob-
tained at the pedal support bracket.
2. R e m o v e the pedal pads from
the clutch and brake pedals (Fig.
11).